Artifact Customizations

I'm currently working on a design for my dirk when I get one, this way once I can afford it I can customize it to look how I want instead of having to wait and design one before I get it done. However I've kind of come to a part of my designing where I'm not entirely sure what I can and cannot do. My question is, when doing the appearance, dropped, and such do I have to use 'dirk' or can I use something close to it, like a 'stiletto' or something?

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Well that sucks, oh well! It was worth asking! I know when I read the HELP CUSTOMIZATION scroll it said something like that, but I wasn't sure if I was allowed to rename it instead of just using 'dirk'. Thanks!

I think that it might be able to be changed if you make it more generic. Like, if I remember right rapiers can be customized to a 'blade' or 'sword' or something. I don't know exactly how that works, but I think you have a few other options, at least.

To be quite honest, one thing that surprises me about the artefacts in this game is that you aren't offered a free customization with the larger priced ones. With many of them costing 300 ($100) or more credits, I figured something like that would be included as a courtesy. Not intending insult or anything, just something I've been thinking about.

@Sarapis I don't mind paying a bit extra for changing what people see it as when they enter the room or QL should I not be hidden, and I don't want to change what the base item is at all. I just wanted to see if I -could- change what people saw in general. Do you know who I can ask about that to see what I can and cannot use as far as that goes?

As far as that goes, it's generally practice to maintain the base noun of an item. You can change a rapier to a sword or a blade, but not as a longsword or a épée. There are some small exceptions, like a dirk into a dagger, or fullplate into plate armour, etc, but exceptions are made on a case by case basis.

The reason for this is to circumvent players from obscuring their items or having them show up as misdirects.

It remains at the description of whichever God or Goddess or Celani or Admin that handles the customisation.

Kind of the same reason you cannot purchase pet addons for class loyals. No falcons or snakes with sentience or stuff like that.